Love builds a better home

What is home?  Home represents comfort, love and sustainability.  Although I love home décor, home décor doesn't define me. Squares, likes, or followers don't define me. Living in a way that exemplifies God's grace, power, and love THAT is what defines me.   Most of my time is spent working a full time job and taking care of my husband and three daughters.  Time is precious and I look forward to my daily talks with my mom about any and everything.  I'm also learning how to embrace change in my relationships with my siblings since we all have kids, spouses, and responsibilities.  No matter how many pretty pictures of my home I take or the countless DIY's and projects that I do, nothing amounts to my family.

My three daughters have taught me more about myself than I ever thought possible. My heart has grown by three folds. I have found patience I didn't know I had.  I've learned grace through them because they aren't perfect, none of us are, but they seem to be more accepting of that, which is something I can learn from.  I love my husband.  He is my best friend and we have grown so much together.  Confession: I love my husband...but I don't always like my husband:-)  Marriage is not easy and you have to work to have a good relationship.  We are two individuals who came together to create a new life but again we are two different people with different personalities and mannerisms.  We're a constant work in progress but we get through it all with love, a lot of laughter, and prayer.

Home isn't about the size, the items we place here and there, or how we decorate it.  None of that matters at the end of the day if we aren't living to be better people and caring for those we love.  A lot of what you will see is my home and design inspirations because that is what I enjoy.  But I find I enjoy it so much because I see how my family loves it.

  When I see Charli grab a blanket out of a basket and cuddle up on the couch to read Diary of a Wimpy Kid, that makes me feel good.  When I see Lennox play my assistant and walk around giving me home ideas, I smile.  When Jagger tosses all my throw pillows on the floor and runs back and forth across the sectional, I realize to not take life so seriously.



 I think about when my husband breathes heavily when I tell him about another project I want to do. I love him even more because even if he wants no parts, he always ends up helping me and being supportive.  In fact, I would've never even started this blog if it wasn't for his encouragement. This is my family and they are what matters.

In a world of constant access to information,  the unrealistic lives of others on social media, and the advertising that tells us we need to buy something, remember to be a good human and to build values in your home.  Remember to focus on what's really important by building love, because with love you always have everything you need.